Teaching Fellow - Fashion Design and Fibre Arts

Grade: UE07, Salary Range: £35,333 - £42,155 per annum (pro rata)

Hourly rate: £19.91 - £23.65 plus annual leave allowance

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/Centre for Open Learning/Open Studies

Contract type: Open ended/permanent

Part time: 10 Guaranteed Hours towards the end of 2022/23 academic year for introduction and familiarisation with the Centre for Open Learning and course materials and a minimum of 40 Guaranteed Hours for 2023/24 academic year

We are looking for a teaching colleague to provide preparation, planning and delivery in Fibre Arts courses, with the potential of a developing a new Fashion Design course in the future, introducing students to the practical skills and techniques of these discipline through non-credit and credit bearing course. Fostering knowledge, understanding and contextual awareness of the subject specialism being studied. The Teaching Fellow appointed will therefore be able to transition between Fibre Arts and Fashion courses, able to support;

• Idea generation and keeping a sketchbook
• The exploration of textiles through colour, texture, pattern, form, techniques, image and tactile sensitivity, developing an awareness that textiles have within Fibre Arts, Fashion and other arts disciplines.
• The exploration and experimentation of ideas, taking inspiration from the world around us, creating 2D and 3D works through textiles, potentially fusing traditional and non-traditional processes, methods and materials.
• Have an awareness of sustainability, social responsibility, and fast fashion.

The Opportunity:

The successful candidate will be a graduate with relevant teaching experience, have excellent communication skills and be able to fulfil the administrative responsibilities related to teaching. This post is offered on a guaranteed hours basis with the expectation that the appointee will teach a minimum of one evening per week during term-time and minimum of one term per year, depending on enrolments.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• First Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in relevant subject and/or significant experience and standing in a professional practice-based background relevant to the subject area
• Experience of learning, teaching and scholarship in areas relevant to the subject area e.g. Higher Education, Further Education, Continuing Education and/or Widening Participation
• Up-to-date knowledge of current theory and practice in teaching, learning, course/materials design and assessment in the subject area
• Excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to fulfil the administrative responsibilities
• Membership of the Higher Education Academy and/or completion of a formal tertiary teaching qualification

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will be held in the coming weeks after the advert closes.

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The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

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